The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in cooperation with Cinema Tropical and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York present three films based on the life of the Wixaritari (Huichol), a people in the southern part of the desert and mountain environment that ranges from the American Southwest into western Mexico. Flowers of the Desert (2009-10, 72 min) Director: José Álvarez In Huichol and Spanish with English subtitles Mature subject matter In this visually stunning documentary, members of a Hucihol community in Nayarit allowed the filmmakers into their ways of daily and ritual life, including their traditional peyote pilgrimage to the sacred region of Wirikuta in San Luis Potosi and to the Pacific coast of Nayarit. The Drum Celebration (2008, 8 min) Director: Karin ...

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The Athens International Film and Video Festival was founded in 1974, and since then has presented independent films from around the world. The Festival is sponsored by the Athens Center for Film and Video, a project of the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University.  Each year, a Prescreening Committee comprised of artists, students, and community activists watch all the films and videos entered in the competition. After all entries have been watched, the prescreeners evaluate all entries to determine films to include in public screenings. Competition films are then programmed around various themes that emerge from the films selected; our intention is to group films into shows that reflect a common thematic thread. When: April 13-19, 2012 Where: Athens, OH

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This documentary follows Emily Tay, a young woman caught between her Buddhist parents, who risked everything to emigrate from Burma and expect their daughter to comply with an arranged marriage, and her own American dream. When Emily moves to Germany to play professional basketball and falls in love with a U.S. servicewoman living under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, her story unfolds as she struggles to find the courage required to live the life she imagines.  No Look Pass is presented as part of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs’ 9th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week, celebrating the histories and traditions of the city’s diverse immigrant communities.   When: Tues, April 24, 2012, 6:50 pm Due to limited space, RSVPs are required to guarantee seating. Where: BAM Rose Cinemas ...

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2012 Korean Movie Night Series III: “Epic Romance” Romance is in the air, but this time, it’s getting EPIC. Love that spans the ages has been a longtime favorite of Chinese and Japanese cinema, but it wasn’t until the last decade that epic, awe-inspiring romantic blockbusters made their way into Korean film –but when they hit, they hit with a vengeance! The floodgates opened and nobility clashed with peasants, royalty fell for servants, and everyone somehow stumbled across their soulmates amidst the wildest, most untamed eras of Korean history. So prepare yourself for a healthy dose of action, plenty of gut-busting comedy, and all the swoon-inducing, star-crossed lovers you can possibly take as we present New York City with a bouquet of Korea’s most epic romances! Opening at n ...

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Brother against brother, Jew against Jew, 10,000 Jewish soldiers fought on both sides of the battlefield. This remarkable film reveals the little-known struggles that faced Jewish Americans in the field and on the home front during the nation’s deadliest war. Marjorie R. Wilson, specialist on Clevelanders in the Civil War, leads a post-viewing discussion. When: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Time: 7pm Where: 2929 Richmond Rd. Beachwood, OH 44122 Admission:  $12/$10 Museum Members at the door Order in advance and save $2! – call 216.593.0575 For more info click here.

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The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the City of New York Parks & Recreation announce the return of its popular free outdoor series of French screenings. For the fifth consecutive year, Films on the Green will present French films in New York City parks in June and July, as well as a special screening at Columbia University in September. The 2012 Films on the Green Festival will feature 8 free French screenings all adapted from French and American Literature. Through an array of different cinematic genres – thriller, comedy, drama, romance and musical, the 2012 line-up includes films adapted from a wide range of literary styles – fairy tale (Donkey Skin), poetry (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) and graphic novel (Persepolis) – and highlights how great French directors like Françoi ...

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A modest hit in Korea that deserves far more attention than it received, this sharp dramedy from The Servant director Kim Dae-Woo has the endearing Yun-Seo ( the legendary Han Suk-Kyu) randomly coming across an ‘indecent novel.’ Hesitant to read it at first, he’s soon inspired to write one of his own, even asking his family rival and infamous captain of guards, Gwang-Heon (Lee Beom-Su, City of Violence), to illustrate it for him. Their book is soon the most talked-about in town and it’s eventually picked up by Jeong-Bin, the king’s favorite concubine. But when she becomes a little too involved, the two men are soon drawn in a tricky web of palace intrigue that will leave no one safe. Tribeca Cinemas: 54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Ca ...

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Co-presented by Asia Society and Mar Creation, Inc. Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, these seven award-winning shorts, including live action and animation, offer rich insight into the imagination and creative impulse of seven U.S.-based filmmakers. Program attended by filmmakers. Reception to follow, sponsored by Asahi Beer. When: 8 June 2012 Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm Where: 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY Admission: $7 Asia Society members; $9 seniors and students w/ID; $11 nonmembers. Buy Ticket For more info click here.

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Holy blockbusters! A big hit at the Korean box office, Sword is the epitome of posh, luscious, decadent period filmmaking. Based on the real life Empress Myeongseong, it tells her story through the eyes of a bounty hunter who becomes her bodyguard (Cho Seung-Woo, now doing his mandatory military service). She tries to stand up to Russian and Japanese intervention in 19th Century Korea and the results are a series of luxurious, CGI-enhanced action scenes alternating with carefully calibrated and eye-meltingly colorful scenes of court life, making this movie feel like an unholy mix of Merchant-Ivory and The Matrix. Tribeca Cinemas: 54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Canal Street stops All seating is first-come, first served. Doors open at ...

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   The Arab Film Festival, the United States’ largest and longest running exhibitor of films from and about the Arab world, has been heralded by the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and other major media. AFF takes place annually, beginning with opening night at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theater, and expanding to San Jose, Berkely, and Los Angeles. We are calling for narrative and documentary features, as well as short film entries, that provide realistic and alternative perspectives on Arab people, culture, art, history and politics When: October 2012 When: October, 2012 Where: San Francisco Bay Area in Los Angeles For more information click here.

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